Sukkur Airport
| Begum Nusrat Bhutto Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: SKZ – ICAO: OPSK | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
| Location | Sukkur | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 196 ft / 60 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°43′19″N 068°47′30″E / 27.72194°N 68.79167°E | ||||||||||
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  SKZ Location of airport in Pakistan | |||||||||||
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Sukkur Airport (IATA: SKZ, ICAO: OPSK) is a domestic airport situated about 8 km away from the city centre of Sukkur in the Sukkur District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is a medium-sized airport and caters mainly to the population of Sukkur, Khairpur and Rohri. It is the main alternate of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi with a distance of about 350 km/220 miles; well under an hour's flight time in turboprop aircraft.
Sukkur Airport ranks as the second main operational airport in Sindh, after Jinnah International Airport. The paved runway is about 2700 metres long. It also handles international flights especially in the time of emergencies and because of bad weather conditions.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Pakistan International Airlines | Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore |
See also
- List of airports in Pakistan
- Airlines of Pakistan
- Transport in Pakistan
- Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
External links
- Airport information for OPSK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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